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The recent film Her, a sci-fi/romance/comedy directed by Spike Jonze that hit theaters Dec. 18, offers a unique (and somewhat troubling) look into the way we interact with technology. The film follows a lonely divorcé who falls deeply in love with his advanced operating system (OS1). Scarlett Johansson is the voice of Samantha, the "woman" behind the OS, who is designed to meet your every need.
Jonze may be satirizing people's real-life attachments to their mobile devices, but the underlying message is all too real. An article published this morning by The Week talks about the conscious efforts made by phone companies to humanize your cell phone. Nokia's SMS tone shares its frequency with that of a crying infant, alerting users immediately. And of course we all know Siri, Apple's version of a personal assistant who can perform tasks and respond to requests at your command.
While actually falling in love with our phones may seem like a silly notion, questioning how we form relationships in a world of digitized-everything is something to think about...
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